Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

looked down.

“Slap yourself.”

what she had said

to explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was law.

Letitia bit her lip and

forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red

would be a second slap,

bad. You’re getting the hang of it, Elgin pointed to the thermos

as told.

wafted out when she lifted the lid, tantalizing

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

mother also made her soup, but she could

of waking from a vegetative state were slim

not, blinking

chin up “Letitia, eat the soup”

He wanted her to

doesn’t seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this

tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the

the spoon, scooped up some soup and brought

can do it

Open your mouth”

had no choice but to open her mouth

of something unreadable flickered in Elgin’s

man ate this soup, his fertility would get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and

if it did so what? He couldn’t care

because

agreement while she was having the

was a divorce agreement

he already

three months, and you’ll leave with nothing. Elgin rested his

the woman he had slept with that night

presence would be meaningless, because he would

night, all her beauty had

you wish, Letitia agreed. “But I

to bargain with me?

“No”

wanted to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and

his temper, but

maybe your father’s

face darkened quickly like storm

dare you bring this up To

to die?

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